Sketching Techniques Specialization

Overview

“In this lesson, you will explore how materials can serve as tools and subjects for drawing. Following the approach of Mattias Adolfsson, you'll first practice drawing from observation, and then shift to creating from your imagination. You'll also learn to add volume and depth to your drawings through cross-hatching and shading techniques. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Materials as Models , which is part of the Domestika online course: Sketching Techniques Specialization. Explore the power of sketching alongside top-notch drawing masters..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we're going to use our materials as models. Our drawing tools are not only good for drawing, they are the models you always can bring with you. For this lesson you can use all kind of pens, even those you don't draw with. It's good to have as many models as possible. First we're going to draw them simply, directly from life, because that's the way you learn to draw, is by drawing things from life. And then we will try to get some volume into the drawing. Then we're going to kind of evolve drawing the pens not from observation, but from your memory, and later on also from your...”

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Course summary for: Sketching Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (91)
• 8351 students
• 9 units
• 94 lessons (15h 44m)
• 51 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Botanical Illustration, Character Design, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Creativity, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting